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222. Zanthoxylon alatum, Roxb. h.f.b.i., 

 i. 493. Roxb. 717. 



Sans : — Tumburu. 



Vera: — Tejbal, tumru (II) ; Nepali dhania (B). Sungrukung 



(Lepcha) ; 



Habitat-. — Hot \ alley of the Sub-tropical Himalaya; from 

 Jamu to Bhotan ; Khasia Mountains. 



Hot valleys in forest undergrowth s up to 6000ft. in Jau- 

 nasar, Tehri-Gurkwal and the Outer-Himalaya from above 

 Raj pur, Dharmigadh, Tons, and Bamsu valleys ; Korwa, Koti 

 Forest (KanjilaF, Mongbyr, Khasia and Naga hills, Hills of Vizi- 

 gapatam and Ganjam. 



A shrub or small tree almost entirely glabrous with a 

 strong aromatic smell. Bark corky. Young stems with thick 

 conical prickles from a corky base. Wood close-grained, yellow, 

 says Gamble, white, says Brandis. Prickles shining, strong, 

 broad, Hat on branchlets petioles and midrib ; thin on older 

 branches, often on a corky base. Leaves alternate, imparipinnate, 

 small. Leaflets 2-6 pair commonly ; petiole and rachis narrowly 

 winged opposite, obtusely acuminate, more or less serrate, 1-3 byi 

 by -fin., elliptic-lanceolate, pellucid-punctate ; secondary nerves 

 distinct. Flowers small, yellow, usually unisexual, in dense lateral 

 panicles ; sparingly branched. Calyx 6-8-fid. Petals none. 

 Stamens 6-8, much exceeding the Calyx. Anthers large. Fruit 

 usually a solitary carpel dehiscing ventrally, size of a pepper 

 corn, tubercled, strongly aromatic : rugous, red; rarely 2-3. 



Parts used : — Seeds, bark and fruit. 



Uses • — Seeds and the bark are used as an aromatic tonic 

 m fever, dyspepsia, and cholera ; the fruit as well as the 

 branches and thorns are used as a remedy for tooth-ache, also 

 deemed stomachic and carminative and employed to intoxicate 

 fish. 



The carpels of the fruits, which resemble those of coriander, yield an 

 essential oil, which is isomeric with turpentine and is somewhat similar to 

 eucalyptus oil in odor and properties. The oil may be found to possess 



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